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Harry Kikstra / Climbingguide / Kletterführer / 96 pages (105x145 mm) with wraparound map flap, open-flat binding and waterproof paper. Edition: 2005

Of the seven continental summits, Aconcagua (at 6962 m/22,840 ft) lies second only to Everest. Yet it is surprisingly free of snow and ice, and experienced hikers can reach the roof of the Americas without technical expertise. However, it is one of the world’s highest and toughest treks.  Author Harry Kikstra has summited twice, and explains in detail how to tackle the main trekking routes (Normal and Polish Traverse), as well as giving a useful summary on the technical Polish Glacier route. This pocket-sized book contains all you need to plan and enjoy your summit attempt:

• concise advice from an expert about preparation, planning and choosing your gear
  detailed information about altitude effects and sickness, and how to monitor and prevent them  fold-out map showing the routes, also enlargement of summit area
  96 waterproof pages with open-flat binding
  in full colour, with 60 photographs.

R.J.Secor / Climbingguide / Kletterführer / 144 pages, b/w photos, routs / 2.Edition / 3.printing Edition: 2002

27 routes from three major approaches.
Thoroughly researched advice on lodging, permits, equipment, seasons, weather and more.
The only English-language guidebook to South America's highest mountain.

Reaching the highest summit in the Western hemisphere requires careful preparation and detailed instruction. R. J. Secor draws upon his extensive mountaineering experience to give climbers all that's necessary to top Aconcagua's 22,841-foot peak. This updated and revised guide features comprehensive information on recommended equipment, safety and health precautions, and conservation issues. It details both the popular and less-traveled routes reached via the Horcones Valley, South Face, and Vacas and Relinchos Valleys. Also included are a climbing history of Aconcagua and a glossary of valuable Spanish mountaineering phrases

Jim Ryan / Trekkingguide / Trekkingführer / 160 pages, (17,2x11,6cm) 2.Edition: 2009

 

Jim Ryan’s definitive guidebook to trekking and climbing Aconcagua, South America, summit of the Americas, from Santiago or Mendoza, via the Normal and Vacas Valley (Polish Glacier) routes, with trekking routes in the southern Andes of Argentina and Chile. Full information on trekking and climbing and using time in Santiago or Mendoza to prepare.

• Season: possible mid-November to mid-March; high season is December/January; weather is best mid-December to mid-February
• Centres: Santiago, Mendoza, Puente del Inca, Los Penitentes, Tupungato
• Difficulty: although the highest trek in the world, Aconcagua is relatively non-technical; climbers must acclimatise to the altitude and to the cold
• Must See: Aconcagua, highest mountain in the world outside the Himalayas, summit of the Americas; elsewhere in the Southern Andes Tupungato and El Plomo; Santiago City